Pain Education and Therapeutic Exercise for Fibromyalgia

NCT ID: NCT03641495

Last Updated: 2021-03-26

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-09-03

Study Completion Date

2019-01-30

Brief Summary

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Fibromyalgia syndrome is characterized by chronic generalized musculoskeletal pain associated with fatigue, sleep disturbances and psychological problems. The European League Againts Rheumatism (EULAR) described an algorithm how to treat step by step these patients.

The objective of this trial is to evaluate if patient education plus therapeutic exercise is more effective in pain intensity, fatigue, function, strength, pain threshold, anxiety, depression, quality of life, quality of sleep, kinesiophobia, pain coping and biochemical and genetic markers and compared to therapeutic exercise.

For this purpose the investigators conduct a randomized controlled trial double-blind (patient and examiner). The investigators included patients diagnosed of fibromyalgia according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).

Patients included are randomized into 2 groups one receive education of pain neurophysiology plus exercise therapy and the other only exercise therapy. Groups receive 3 treatment sessions a week over 10 weeks.

The variables are measured at the beginning and end of treatment. And also some variables are measured before and after each session.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Fibromyalgia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Pain education plus exercise therapy (PE + ET)

Pain education according to the book "Explain Pain" written by Lorimer Moseley and David Butler

Exercise therapy based primarily in aerobic exercise according clinical guidelines last recommendations.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PE+ET

Intervention Type OTHER

To explain the physiology of nervous system and the mechanism and modulation of acute and chronic pain.

To perform different whole body aerobic exercises with a mild to moderate intensity according to Borg scale and maximum heart rate.

Exercise therapy (ET)

Exercise therapy based primarily in aerobic exercise according clinical guidelines last recommendations.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

ET

Intervention Type OTHER

To perform different whole body aerobic exercises with a mild to moderate intensity according to Borg scale and maximum heart rate.

Interventions

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PE+ET

To explain the physiology of nervous system and the mechanism and modulation of acute and chronic pain.

To perform different whole body aerobic exercises with a mild to moderate intensity according to Borg scale and maximum heart rate.

Intervention Type OTHER

ET

To perform different whole body aerobic exercises with a mild to moderate intensity according to Borg scale and maximum heart rate.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed medically with Fibromyalgia
* Diagnosed according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria
* Agreement to attend to treatment sessions

Exclusion Criteria

* Any kind of contraindications for physical activity
* Other kind of diseases that could limit the intervention
* Previous surgery last year
* Medication modifications in the last 3 months
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Valladolid

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidad de Zaragoza

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sandra Jiménez

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Sandra Jiménez del Barrio

Soria, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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University of Valladolid

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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